Aristea abyssinica

Aristea abyssinica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Aristea
Species:
A. abyssinica
Binomial name
Aristea abyssinica
Pax
Synonyms
  • Aristea alata subsp. abyssinica (Pax) Weim.
  • Aristea cognata N.E.Br. ex Weim.
  • Aristea cognata subsp. abyssinica (Pax) Marais
  • Aristea johnstoniana Rendle
  • Aristea tayloriana Rendle

Aristea abyssinica, commonly known as the blue-eyed grass, is a cormous geophyte belonging to the genus Aristea.[1] The species is native to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the plant occurs in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the Free State.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Aristea abyssinica Pax". REDLIST Sanbi.
  2. ↑ "Aristea abyssinica Pax". Plants of the World Online.
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